Function recursive power VB.Net Exercise - Visual Basic Programming Course

Imports System
Public Class exercise108
    Public Shared Sub Main()
        Dim number As Integer
        Dim exponent As Integer
        Console.Write("Base: ")
        number = Convert.ToInt32(Console.ReadLine())
        Console.Write("Exponent: ")
        exponent = Convert.ToInt32(Console.ReadLine())
        Console.WriteLine("{0}^{1}={0}", Power(number, exponent))
    End Sub

    Public Shared Function Power(ByVal number As Integer, ByVal exponent As Integer) As Integer
        If exponent = 0 Then
            Return 1
        Else
            Return number * Power(number, exponent - 1)
        End If
    End Function
End Class